Northern Iowa just knocked Kansas out of the NCAA tournament, a shocking upset that makes Ohio’s first-round win over Georgetown look like the smallest of potatoes. Even more amazing is that Kansas, after scoring the first two points of the game, did not have the lead at any point thereafter. Equally insane was the clinching, Reggie-Miller-esque three-pointer from UNI’s Ali Farokhmanesh (white guy, even), which he fired off while leading a fast break.
Whether you love this or hate this says a lot about your mindset on the state of college basketball. Kansas, who was one of the most lauded teams all season, have been replaced by the champions of the not-so-mighty Missouri Valley Conference. Kansas and its accomplishments from a rigorous Big XII season all seem for naught now. It’s somewhat ironic that Missouri is the “Show Me” State. Northern Iowa did just that.
And here’s the three from Ali Farokhmanesh:
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What does the state of Missouri have to do with Kansas? Go back to 3rd grade geography.
@fjh Missouri Valley Conference champion is N. Iowa. Go back to 3rd grade reading.
The MVC is one of bigtime spoiler midmajors. They had like three or four teams make the tourney a few years back. Them with the A-10 and MWC are almost major conferences with the way they’re stacked year in and year out.
The little Iranian murked Kansas. Plus there are two guys on Northern Iowa vying for the title of “Big Ugly.” Purple uniforms? Amazing. I love everything about this team.
yeah anonymous said it, that dude is persian. hes not white.
Little Ali I thought was overconfident and perhaps had cost Northern Iowa a chance at victory with his zealous and ill timed shooting in the second half, yet, he comes back and puts the nail in the coffin with a “why not” shot at the end. My hero, though, for this game, was the play of O’Rear.
Quality Sideburns
if a bracket could make a noise, mine would now say
KABOOOOM BLAM POW SPLAT
Just confirms that whoever seeded these teams for the NCAA has never watched a basketball game ever.